The Miss North Carolina's Teen competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the U.S. state of North Carolina in the Miss America's Teen pageant.
Hanley House of Cleveland, North Carolina was the first contestant from North Carolina to win the national title on January 13, 2024.
In January 2023, the official name of the pageant was changed from Miss North Carolina's Outstanding Teen, to Miss North Carolina's Teen, in accordance with the national pageant.
Camdyn Lee of Catawba was crowned Miss North Carolina's Teen on June 27, 2026, at the High Point Theater in High Point, North Carolina. She competed for the title of Miss America's Teen 2027 on September 5, 2026, at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida. Results summary
The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss North Carolina's Teen titleholders presented in the table below. The year in parentheses indicates year of the Miss America's Teen competition in which the placement and/or award was garnered.
Placements Miss America's Teen: Hanley House (2024) 1st runners-up: Catherine White (2017) 3rd runners-up: Katherine Puryear (2010) Top 8: Emili McPhail (2014) Top 11: Camdyn Lee (2027) Top 15: McKenzie Faggart (2012)
Awards Preliminary awards Preliminary Fitness: Hanley House (2024) Preliminary Evening Gown: Hanley House (2024), Camdyn Lee (2027) Preliminary Evening Wear/On-Stage Question: Catherine White (2017)
Other awards America's Choice: McKenzie Faggart (2012) Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life Award: Emili McPhail (2014) Outstanding Instrumental Talent Award: Emili McPhail (2014) Scholastic Excellence Award: Karson Fair (2015)
Winners
Year Name Hometown Age Local title Talent Placement at MAO Teen Special scholarships at MAO Teen Notes2026Camdyn LeeCatawba17Miss Cabarrus County's TeenLyrical DanceTop 11Preliminary Evening Gown2025Kate WardKenansville18Miss Johnston County's TeenLyrical DancePreviously Miss High School America 20232024Kamryn HollowellClayton17Miss Statesville's TeenDance2023Annika SchneiderStanfield18Miss Metrolina's TeenDancecolspan=2 Later Miss Puerto Rico 2026Hanley HouseCleveland16Miss Cleveland's TeenLyrical Dance, "Don't Stop Believing" WinnerPreliminary Evening GownPreliminary Fitness2022Kerrigan BrownSpivey's Corner17Miss Zebulon's Outstanding TeenDance2021Harley TilqueCharlotteMiss Metrolina's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance, "Rescue"2019-20Karlee SanderfordWendell16Miss Garner's Outstanding TeenJazz Dance, "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner2018Caroline CredleClayton17Miss Clayton's Outstanding TeenBallet en Pointe, La Esmeralda2017Marissa GarrisonMount Holly 15Miss Queen City's Outstanding TeenContemporary Dance2016Catherine WhiteClayton17Miss Clayton's Outstanding Teen Tap Dance, "Feet Don’t Fail Me Now"1st runner-upPreliminary Evening Wear/OSQ Award2015McKenzie HansleyHampstead16Miss Spivey Corner's Outstanding TeenAcro-Jazz DanceLater Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2017Later Miss North Carolina Collegiate America 2019Later Miss District of Columbia Collegiate America 2020Later Miss North Carolina USA 20242014Karson FairBenson17Miss Greater Cape Fear's Outstanding TeenTap Dance, "Smooth Criminal"Scholastic Excellence Award3rd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2017 pageant2nd runner-up at Miss Alabama 2018 pageant2013Emili McPhailRoseboro 17 Miss Fayetteville's Outstanding Teen Piano, "All Of Me"Top 8Outstanding Achievement in Academic Life AwardOutstanding Instrumental Talent Award Later Miss Virginia 20182012Alexandra BadgettReidsville 15 Miss Lake Norman's Outstanding Teen Tap DanceLater Miss North Carolina 20192011McKenzie FaggartConcord16 Miss Cabarrus County's Outstanding Teen DanceTop 15America's ChoiceLater Miss North Carolina 20162010Kayla HollingsworthRandleman 17Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen Dance2009Katherine PuryearThomasville16Miss Thomasville's Outstanding Teen Acrobatic Dance3rd runner-upLater Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2012Top 16 at Miss Teen USA 2012 pageantCurrent NFL cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys2008Mya HippsGastonia17Miss Gastonia's Outstanding Teen Vocal, "Half a Moment" from By Jeeves2007BrieAnna HesterHenderson 16Miss Central Carolina's Outstanding TeenLyrical Dance4th runner-up at Miss North Carolina 2013 pageant2006Ciara NewmanHendersonvilleMiss Hendersonville's Outstanding Teen2005Kayla MoranMount Holly15 Miss Mount Holly's Outstanding TeenVocal
References
External links Official website